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7 GOP governors elect not to fight Obama's amnesty
WND ^ | Feb 25, 2015 | Leo Hohmann

Posted on 02/26/2015 12:34:08 AM PST by Ray76

More than two dozen states have joined the Texas lawsuit opposing President Obama’s executive amnesty for millions of illegal aliens, but more eye-opening is the list of Republican governors whose names still do not appear on the suit.

The seven Republicans who have thus far elected not to join the suit aimed at reining in Obama are Chris Christie of New Jersey, Terry Branstad of Iowa, Larry Hogan of Maryland, Susana Martinez of New Mexico, Matthew Mead of Wyoming, Charlie Baker of Massachusetts and Bruce Rauner of Illinois.

Five of those seven states – Maryland, Iowa, New Mexico, Massachusetts and Illinois – are actually on record in favor of Obama’s executive amnesty plan. In each of those states, the Democrat attorney general has signed a friend-of-the-court brief expressing support for Obama’s executive action to grant amnesty to up to 5 million illegal immigrants. The governors of these five states have remained silent and allowed their AGs to take the lead.

The other two states – New Jersey and Wyoming – have neither a governor nor an attorney general taking a position on the lawsuit that challenges the president’s authority to change immigration law.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Illinois; US: Iowa; US: Maryland; US: Massachusetts; US: New Jersey; US: New Mexico; US: Wyoming
KEYWORDS: amnesty; brucerauner; charliebaker; chrischristie; illinois; iowa; larryhogan; maryland; massachusetts; matthewmead; newjersey; newmexico; rino; susanamartinez; terrybranstad; unclefester; wyoming
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Republican Governor Wall of Shame

Chris Christie of New Jersey

Terry Branstad of Iowa

Larry Hogan of Maryland

Susana Martinez of New Mexico

Matthew Mead of Wyoming

Charlie Baker of Massachusetts

Bruce Rauner of Illinois

1 posted on 02/26/2015 12:34:08 AM PST by Ray76
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To: Ray76

No surprises there.


2 posted on 02/26/2015 12:39:09 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: Ray76

3 posted on 02/26/2015 12:41:06 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: Ray76
>> Five of those seven states – Maryland, Iowa, New Mexico, Massachusetts and Illinois – are actually on record in favor of Obama’s executive amnesty plan. In each of those states, the Democrat attorney general has signed a friend-of-the-court brief expressing support for Obama’s executive action to grant amnesty to up to 5 million illegal immigrants. The governors of these five states have remained silent and allowed their AGs to take the lead. <<

Gov. Rauner of Illinois hasn't been "silent" on this issue. He went on record to say he SUPPORTS Obama's amnesty plan and that it's a "good first step" but doesn't go far ENOUGH for RINO Rauner's tastes.

4 posted on 02/26/2015 1:15:21 AM PST by BillyBoy (Impeach Obama? Yes We Can!)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

It might be a surprise to some FReepers who were championing Martinez for VP. Nope - no way.


5 posted on 02/26/2015 1:15:27 AM PST by Catsrus (s)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Actually there was an article someone posted here in the last few days about undoing a drivers license law in NM. It has overwhelming support across the state so i am somewhat surprised by Martinez.


6 posted on 02/26/2015 1:44:46 AM PST by wiggen (#JeSuisCharlie)
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To: Ray76

The usual suspects.


7 posted on 02/26/2015 1:57:02 AM PST by Politicalkiddo ("He repays everyone for what they have done; he brings on them what their conduct deserves.")
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

just what I was going to say ... would’a been nice, though, to have had ‘em.


8 posted on 02/26/2015 2:11:31 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but, they're true)
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To: Ray76

I wonder what they were promised in return.


9 posted on 02/26/2015 2:13:11 AM PST by jsanders2001
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"7 GOP governors elect not to fight Obama's amnesty"

Prior to Obama's second term when I would read a headline like this my immediate reaction would be "well they are RINOs."

These last few years it finally sunk in that "no, THEY are not RINOs. They are what the Republicans are now. I am the RINO."

10 posted on 02/26/2015 2:21:36 AM PST by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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Christie, Hogan, Baker and Rauner I do not think are really Republican. Christie is anti-union and liberal about everything else, right? Hogan and Baker put an R on their name and somehow won...perhaps because their Demon Rat predecessors were such failures. And Rauner, IIRC, donated to Obama—then for some reason decided to make a run as a Republican because he didn’t win the Demon Rat beauty contest.

Martinez spoke at the last RNC...stayed very much away from social issues and talked only about money. So there you go.

Don’t know much about Branstad and Mead.


11 posted on 02/26/2015 2:21:37 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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States are not all alike and states’ legal actions against the Feds isn’t so straightforward. The Attorney General of Iowa is a separate elected political office. The Republican governor committing the state to an action that the Dem leftist AG opposes would probably do the case more harm than good.


12 posted on 02/26/2015 3:44:07 AM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: Ray76

RINO herd.


13 posted on 02/26/2015 4:09:07 AM PST by ZULU (Je Suis Charlie. . GET IT OBAMA, OR DON'T YOU??)
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"These last few years it finally sunk in that "no, THEY are not RINOs. They are what the Republicans are now. I am the RINO."

WOOF !!

I wonder how many pick up on the prundity of that statement

Not sure if I want to thank you or not ... no one likes to look into the mirror that does not say how great and pretty you are.


I think it needs repeastin' ...

They are what the Republicans are now. I am the RINO.

14 posted on 02/26/2015 4:12:19 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but, they're true)
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To: BillyBoy

Tell them to pay for it themselves then


15 posted on 02/26/2015 4:13:47 AM PST by ballplayer
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To: Ray76
Republican Governor Wall of Shame...

Christie, Hogan, Martinez, Baker, and Rauner, only qualify as republicans because they are slightly left of center in extreme left-wing states. They are obviously more concerned about getting re-elected than they about the constitution, separation of powers, upholding the law, etc. Branstad represents the Iowa agri-industry which is built on a business model that is dependent upon government handouts and cheap illegal labor. What's Meads excuse?

16 posted on 02/26/2015 4:25:52 AM PST by Labyrinthos
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To: Mad Dawgg
The risks for Republicans that live above the Mason-Dixon.

New Mexico is a western tutti fruity state with liberals and the indigenous living an altered state(of mind).

17 posted on 02/26/2015 4:26:34 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Terry B was once a fire breathing conservative but it now appears he’s been in office for too long...


18 posted on 02/26/2015 4:53:40 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks ("If he were working for the other side, what would he be doing differently ?")
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To: BillyBoy

This article missed a few key facts that the

The Gov in ILL , MD ,and Mass just git ekected and inherited that mess from previous adem enacted legislation.
They can not immediately dismantle without a Gop AG to help.

I heard in a conference call
The new Gov in ILL hates it and has put the brakes on all the funding the state will owe back to the feds and told the Ill Hosp Assoc to go to hell over there role .


19 posted on 02/26/2015 5:06:47 AM PST by ncalburt ( Amnesty-media out in full force)
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To: Ray76

Did Paul LePage fighting Obama.. I hope so. LePage is a great northeastern Republican governor


20 posted on 02/26/2015 5:17:19 AM PST by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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